academic year
noun
: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June
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Hullar would oversee the drafting of UC Davis’ long-range development plan that was used as a guide for growing enrollment growth and the campus footprint through the 2005-06 academic year.
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The latest agreement runs through the 2037-38 academic year.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Pacific Ridge School, an independent, co-ed, college preparatory day school in Carlsbad, started its 19th academic year with the Annual Trustee Dinner.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
After declining in 2023-24 from the highs of the 2022-23 academic year, the percentage of principals and superintendents who left their districts climbed back up last school year.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The latest agreement runs through the 2037-38 academic year.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Pacific Ridge School, an independent, co-ed, college preparatory day school in Carlsbad, started its 19th academic year with the Annual Trustee Dinner.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
After declining in 2023-24 from the highs of the 2022-23 academic year, the percentage of principals and superintendents who left their districts climbed back up last school year.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Academic year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academic%20year. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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